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Nanjing and Its Many Stories
Introducing Ye Zhaoyan’s Nanjing: The Story of a Chinese City and other unique Nanjing-specific titles from Phoenix Publishing and Media Group. (Sponsored)
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White House Historical Association Marks 60 Years of Publishing
This year, 'The White House: An Historic Guide,' coedited by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, celebrates its 60th year in print and, with it, the WHHA’s 60th year in publishing.
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Publishing Two Ways Makes Rowman & Littlefield a Winner
The combination of professional and trade publishing keeps one of the country's largest independent publishers moving forward.
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Manga Is Booming
Record sales growth in the category in the U.S. has been tempered by supply chain delays.
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From the Archive: April 26, 1890
In April 1890, the planned merger of four school book publishers into the American Book Co. was stirring debate over the risks and benefits of consolidation.
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PRH Sees Sales of Spanish-Language Books Surge
Silvia Matute, president of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial’s U.S. division, discusses the company’s growth and the Spanish-language book market in the U.S.
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Insight Editions Creates Reinhart Pop-Up Studio
Insight Editions is teaming with author and pop-up paper engineer Matthew Reinhart to form a new imprint, Reinhart Pop-Up Studio. It will publish eight to 10 titles per year in a list that will ultimately include about half new content and about half titles based on licensed properties.
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Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2022
Microcosm Publishing, of Portland, Ore., makes its debut on our list of fast-growing independent publishers, landing with a bang at #1: net revenue spiked 106% in 2021 over 2020 and was up 207% over 2019.
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From the Archive: April 27, 1970
Fifty-two years ago, the American Book Publishers Council and the American Educational Publishers Institute finalized plans for the merger that created the Association of American Publishers.
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Authors Guild Launches a Banned Book Club
In response to the surge in book-banning efforts across the country, the Authors Guild has teamed with the book club app Fable to launch the virtual monthly Banned Books Club.
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Macmillan Learning Lands Funding for New Equity Research
Macmillan Learning has announced receipt of a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to research and test how digital courseware can help close equity gaps in course completion for underserved students.
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Letter from the Editor: ‘Publishers Weekly’ Turns 150
Editorial director Jim Milliot introduces the 150th anniversary issue of ‘Publishers Weekly.’
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Midsize Publishing Takes a Mix of Whimsy, Risk, Luck, and Vision
Jack Jensen of Chronicle Books reflects on how midsize publishers must navigate the current trade publishing landscape not just to survive, but to thrive.
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The Years and Their Books: A Century of Bestsellers
Occasionally, bestselling books show a remarkable connection to current events. Here's a sampling of some of the most fascinating juxtapositions between title and time since ‘PW’ started tracking bestsellers.
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‘Publishers Weekly’ at 150: Anatomy of a Magazine, 1872-2022
How ‘The Publishers’ and Stationers’ Weekly Trade Circular’ became ‘Publishers Weekly’—one section at a time, a quarter century at a time.
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Publishing's Big Five Today (But Do Stay Tuned)
A steady flurry of mergers and acquisitions has dominated the book publishing sector since the 1990s, although for the moment, the next big M&A move—PRH purchasing S&S—is on pause.
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Over the Past 25 Years, the Big Publishers Got Bigger—and Fewer
Consolidation in the book business, despite challenges, has continued unabated over the past quarter of a century.
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Our 125th Anniversary Class: The Book Business Change Makers of Yore
Remembering the roster of people who were deemed to have “shaped publishing” during the first 125 years of our magazine's existence.
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The Recent Change Makers at ‘Publishers Weekly’
Honoring a handful of ‘PW’ stalwarts who became significant forces in the industry they served.
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They Made a Difference: 25 Book Business Change Makers
Turning the spotlight onto 25 seriously consequential individuals whose mark on the industry as we know it today is indelible.